WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: NOVEMBER 3, 2026

 

What You Need To Know

Everyday, Sybil Wilkes gives you "What You Need To Know."
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  1. Millions of Americans have already voted in the midterms that will decide control of Congress. By Saturday night, more than 52.7 million early ballots had been cast nationally, including about 29.1 million in person. Georgia set a midterm record, with more than 2.8 million early votes.
  2. History is on the midterm ballot, and Black women candidates are writing it. No state has ever elected a Black woman governor, and no more than two Black women have served in the Senate at once — both could change today. Seventy-two Black women are nominees for Senate, House, and statewide offices.
  3. If you own a partnership LLC, you may be paying business expenses the wrong way. Partners who cover costs like software and travel personally can lose the deduction if the partnership agreement does not require it. A clear reimbursement policy is often cleaner, letting the firm deduct the cost and making the partner whole.
  4. Notre Dame swept Villanova at the Eternal City Tip-Off in Rome, the doubleheader honoring Pope Leo, the first American pope, that opened the college basketball season Sunday. The men rallied for a 74-72 win, and Hannah Hidalgo led the No. 13 women past the Wildcats, Pope Leo's alma mater, 99-75. Both Notre Dame head coaches, Micah Shrewsberry and Nielle Ivey, are Black.
  5. November 3 is the feast day of St. Martin de Porres, the first Black saint of the Americas. Born in Lima, Peru, in 1579 to a Spanish nobleman and a formerly enslaved Panamanian mother, his father refused to acknowledge him. He became a Dominican brother known for humble service and charity.
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